Wayne Austin officiating. What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative? Obituary. In addition to his wife, Marie Margaret at home; he is survived by his only daughter, Christin Lynne of Blooming Grove; one stepdaughter, Amber of Louria, Tenn.; sister, Patricia Barone of Tuxedo, N.Y.; brother, Terence of Fletcher, Vt.; his mother, Mary; granddaughter, Adrianna; and five nieces, Sara, Erin, Rebekah, Lauren and Rachael.. Visitation was held on Thursday, Aug. 11 and Friday, Aug. 12, at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc., 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, NY 10940. Age 67. A graduate of Marist High School, Thomas earned a bachelor's degree from St. Peter's University and a master's degree from . ", In addition to Contemplative Outreach, Keating has also served as president of both the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue and the Temple of Understanding. Thomas Keating and the Dalai Lama at a conference in Boston in 2012, in a scene from a documentary directed by Father Keatings nephew Peter C. Jones. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Every Link Matters https://everylinkmatters.org in honor of his great grandniece Emilee Ann Hunter. ", In an email to NCR, Meninger said Keating's work "represents the finest in the mystical Catholic tradition, with its origins in the earliest centuries of the church. ", His grandmother, he said, wrote him from her sickbed: "I miss you so much. Thomas Merton. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. I will miss him dearly I know he is enjoying his loved ones in heaven. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. Mr. Jones said that for many years he had thought of Father Keating as my mystery uncle, whom I knew about but never saw. But as time went on, Father Keating would visit family in New York. The downside, she added, was that he made himself totally accessible with little limitation to a "large inner circle. "In view of this, I was able to start the Interfaith Association for Service to Humanity and Nature at Maher. Trappist Fr. He spoke modestly, with encouraging smiles, about achieving it, since he had been through so much trial and error himself. Sign up for service and obituary updates. Editor's note: This story was updated Nov. 1 at 10:15 a.m. Central time with details of the funeral and memorial services for Trappist Fr. He was predeceased by : his parents, Thomas C. Keating and Bettie Sue Cheairs Keating. I took this very seriously, and at my first Mass bargained with God: If youll let me live to 21, Ill become a priest.. Anyone can read what you share. "We were personal friends and I will miss his company here in nearby Snowmass, but we will still have his love and his books, which will always remain as spiritual classics.". Keating. Your browser does not support the